HASTINGS-Class
Sloop ordered under the 1928 Programme
HM Dockyard, Devonport on 4th
April 1929 and laid down on 29th July of
that year. Launched by Mrs. Backhouse
on 10th April 1930 she was the 3rd RN
warship to carry the name, introduced in
1695 for a 6th Rate and then for a 5th
Rate in 1747. She was completed on 15th
January 1931 for service in the Persian
Gulf and Red Sea and deployed there
until 1938 when she returned to Chatham.
Whilst in the Red Sea she carried out
a significant amount of salvage work in
1934 when HM Sloop HASTINGS which had
grounded and was not re-floated for
nearly three months. Although intended
to
remain in Home waters when she returned
from South Africa in May 1938 the ship
was sent to the West Indies Station.
B a t
t l e H o n o u r s
MARTINIQUE
1762 - HAVANA 1762 - ATLANTIC 1940
H e r
a l d i c D a t a
Badge
: On a Field Black, the head of St John the Baptist Gold on a charger
Silver.
M o t
t o
Diligenter
Pensa : 'Think
carefully '
D e t
a i l s o f W a
r
S e r v i c e
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1
9 3 9
September
Deployed in West Indies for contraband
control and patrol based at Trinidad.
October
West Indies deployment in continuation.
to
(Note : Several German mercantiles were
in ports in southern USA and islands
December
in the Caribbean. These were subject to
surveillance.
See THE BLOCKADERS BY K Poolman. )
1
9 4 0
January
Contraband control and surveillance in
Caribbean area in continuation.
to
Nominated for convoy defence duties.
February
March
Passage to Bermuda for local escort of
convoys to and from Halifax, Nova
Scotia.
April
Bermuda based deployment in continuation
May
Pennant No for visual signalling
purposes changed to U28.
Deployed at Bermuda in continuation.
June
Deployed at Bermuda for patrol and
convoy defence.
to
Nominated for return to Home waters
July
August
Passage to Sydney, Cape Breton to join
escort for 1st convoy of SC series.
15th
Sailed from Sydney with esc ort for
Convoy SC1.
24th
Torpedoed by U37 in position 56.16N,
27.19W south of
Greenland
during defence of
this Convoy.
There was heavy loss of life.
Addendum
Convoy
Escort
Movements of HMS
PENZANCE
by
Don Kindell
These
convoy lists have not been cross-checked
with the text above
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Date
convoy sailed
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Joined
convoy as escort
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Convoy
No.
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Left
convoy
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Date
convoy arrived
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07/05/40
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07/05/40
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BHX
041
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07/05/40
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13/05/40
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11/05/40
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11/05/40
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BHX
042
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11/05/40
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17/05/40
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15/05/40
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15/05/40
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BHX
043
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15/05/40
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21/05/40
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19/05/40
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19/05/40
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BHX
044
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19/05/40
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25/05/40
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23/05/40
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23/05/40
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BHX
045
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23/05/40
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29/05/40
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31/05/40
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31/05/40
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BHX
047
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31/05/40
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08/06/40
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04/06/40
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04/06/40
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BHX
048
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04/06/40
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10/06/40
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08/06/40
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08/06/40
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BHX
049
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08/06/40
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13/06/40
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16/06/40
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16/06/40
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BHX
051
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16/06/40
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21/06/40
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20/06/40
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20/06/40
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BHX
052
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25/06/40
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25/06/40
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02/07/40
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02/07/40
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BHX
055
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07/07/40
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07/07/40
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10/07/40
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10/07/40
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BHX
057
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15/07/40
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15/07/40
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14/07/40
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14/07/40
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BHX
058
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19/07/40
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19/07/40
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22/07/40
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22/07/40
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BHX
060
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22/07/40
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27/07/40
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26/07/40
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26/07/40
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BHX
061
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31/07/40
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31/07/40
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30/07/40
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30/07/40
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BHX
062
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30/07/40
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04/08/40
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15/08/40
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15/08/40
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SC
001
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24/08/40
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29/08/40
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(Note
on Convoys)
